Ben Tomsett on Muck Rack

Ben Tomsett

Verified
(He/Him)
Dunedin
As seen in: New Zealand Media and Entertainment, Flipboard, Cooking the Books with Frances Cook, New Zealand Herald, Today in Business (Podcast), Radio New Zealand (RNZ), Otago Daily Times, Southern Rural Life, Newstalk ZB, Energy Central, The Alternative Commentary Collective and
Multimedia journalist at NZME. Tips, stories, pie and pint recommendations: ben.tomsett@nzme.co.nz
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Work experience at The Star in Dunedin.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

Comment chains create echo chambers, likes create false incentives.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By email.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Right now.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Let me think about it.

What's your favorite drink?

Water.
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